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Ban

/bæn/

Scrabble:5 ptsWWF:7 pts3 letters
Definition of Ban

noun

  1. Prohibition.
  2. A public proclamation or edict; a summons by public proclamation. Chiefly, in early use, a summons to arms.

    "Bans is common and ordinary amongst the Feudists, and signifies a proclamation, or any public notice."

  3. The gathering of the (French) king's vassals for war; the whole body of vassals so assembled, or liable to be summoned; originally, the same as arrière-ban: in the 16th c., French usage created a distinction between ban and arrière-ban, for which see the latter word.

    "France was at such a Pinch..that they call'd their Ban and Arriere Ban, the assembling whereof had been long discussed, and in a manner antiquated."

  4. A curse or anathema.
  5. A pecuniary mulct or penalty laid upon a delinquent for offending against a ban, such as a mulct paid to a bishop by one guilty of sacrilege or other crimes.

verb

  1. To summon; to call out.
  2. To anathematize; to pronounce an ecclesiastical curse upon; to place under a ban.
  3. To curse; to execrate.
  4. To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.

    "Bare feet are banned in this establishment."

  5. To curse; to utter curses or maledictions.
Anagrams of Ban

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "ban":

nab

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "ban" and rearranging:

+dband
+ebanebeannabe
+gbang
+ibani
+kbank
+rbarnbran
+sbansnabs
+ubuna
Related Word Patterns
BA...Words starting with "ba"...ANWords ending with "an"All 3-letter wordsUnscramble "ban"
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
b3
a1
n1

Total: 5 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Ban
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Related 3-Letter Words
baabadbagbahbalbambapbarbasbatbaybedbeebegbel

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Ban"

Ban is a 3-letter word that scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "ban" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Ban" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "ban" is a low-scoring word.